Records determined by Clare Archer

Bulbostylis sp. indet., nr. B.abortiva but with rugose fruits.

Sedge in opening in the forest; on Kalahari sands to 0.2 m; fruits brown.

Herb; 20 cm, erect. Infructescence golden-brown. In sandy open areas.

MRSC, det K as B.barbata; det C.Archer

MRSC, det C.Archer; SRGH, det as B.collina
From E.A.Robinson's collection written by Bob Drummond.

MRSC, F.sp. nr. F.subaphylla; det C.Archer

Occasional, from sandy wash, bracts reddish-brown.

Annual; in sand, base of plant pale pink; bracts dark brown.

Collected among rocks; approx. 10 cm tall; stems light green; leaves light green; inflorescence golden brown.

Erect, 15 cm. Stems dark green; leaves dark green; inflorescence yellowish-brown.

Common in marshy areas. Stems dark green to light green; inflorescence golden-brown.

Common in the forest understory amongst grasses. Inflorescence brown.

MRSC, det EAR as B.aphyllanthoides; det C.Archer

Sedge light green; ca. 20 cm tall; stems green; yellow at base, leaf sheaths dark brown; fruits small, dark green with a purple-black tint.

Frequent among rocks; bracts brown; anthers yellow.

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Annual

Annual

Occasional, in sandy wash, with grasses, base of stems reddish; bracts golden to brown.

Approx. 15 cm tall; stems dark green; leaves smooth, dark green; inflorescence golden yellow.

Herb; 25 cm, erect. Infructescence shiny, red-brown to golden-tan. In open, sandy depressions.

Common in forest understory growing amongst grasses. Roots with characteristic Vicks smell. (mentholated) Inflorescence yellowish brown.

Common in woodland, forms small sod-like patches; "heads" white.

Common, 1.2 m. Stems dark green, hard; leaves light green; flowers golden brown; roots hard, dark brown, rising from hard corm.

Frequent herb from rhizome in low lying areas and wet places along river.

Occasional, restricted to sand; bracts light green to light brown.

Herb; 75 cm, erect. Stems pale brown at base. Inflorescence yellowish-tan. Common.

locally abundant on black clay soil

Clumping sedge of sandy lake shore to 1 m tall; spikes light golden-yellow; leaves with white undersides.

MRSC: "=Astle 1298, not C.digitatus", det CA as C.d.auricomus, Feb00);

Soft, herbaceous, ca. 25 cm. Stems dark green; leaves dark green to light green towards base; inflorescence yellowish-green.

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Occasional in sand at edge of dry dambo; inflorescence bracts light yellow-green.

Occasional; among rocks; bracts light yellow at base to brown on tips.

Approx. 20 cm tall; stems dark green; leaves dark green; inflorescence light grey with a brown tint.

bases of the stems brown; inflorescence light brown with green.

Occasional on open sandy patches in forest understory. Roots with sweet aroma. Inflorescence cream to grey appearing yellow around the bases.

Infrequent herb; bracts white; anthers yellow.

Infrequent herb; base of stalk and bracts of inflorescence yellow.

Common, dark green with golden brown inflorescence; ca. 1 m; lateral shoots/corms light yellow.

Sedge; light green; ca. 25 cm tall; common; with triangular stem; inflorescence light green with a brown tint.

Occasional; among grasses; forms rhizomes; bracts brown.

Sedge; to 0.5 m; in woodland of Kalahari sands; stem green with hairy, dull green sheaths; fruits brown with greenish tints.

Occasional; among roots; bracts brown-black.

Common; on open sands; blades and internodes pink around the bases, becoming light green towards the apex; fruits brown.

Common in shallow (ca. 50 cm) standing water of permanent zone of a lake in the floodplain of the Govuru River.

Common to dominant species in marsh vegetation of peatland (mire) of a coastal stream.

Very common sedge among rocks, along the stream. Inflorescence reddish-brown.

Frequent herb; in marsh; to 1.5 m tall; lower leaf sheaths black; bracts light green; floral parts green except stigma white, turning brown.

Common in 50 cm deep water on the margins of the permanently inundated zone of a lake on the Govuru River floodplain.

Succulent geophyte, up to 0.2 m. Flowers pale white. Fruit yellow.

Common in mopane woodland. Stem light green. Blades green; inflorescence white.

White inflorescence with yellow anthers.

Common on water-logged sites on margins of woodland. Stems and blades shiny green. Inflorescence pale green.

Sedge; light green; ca. 25 cm tall; common, with triangular stem; inflorescence light green with a brown tint.

Stems light green, clustered; roots short and fibrous; flower buds small, hard and brown tinged; flowers with light green spines; common; in swampy area.

Stems light green, clustered; roots short and fibrous; flower buds small, hard and brown tinged; flowers with light green spines; common; in swampy area.

Epiphyte 0.08 m tall with white flowers growing on the bark of various trees including Teclea sp., Androstachys johnsonii and Euphorbia sp. Common.-x000D- Habitat: Open woodland on a limestone plateau, in light shade. No biotic effect seen.

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Flowers white with green mid-vein.

Occasional; in mist from falls; to 1.5 m tall, base of leaves red-brown; base of peduncles red-brown, bracts light brown.

Sedge; light green; ca. 25 cm tall; common; with triangular stem; inflorescence light green with a brown tint.

Sedge; rocky outcrop at dambo margin; stem green, smooth; inflorescence brown-yellow; peduncle green, appearing black around the bases; fruits black; plant senescent.

Common in marsh vegetation of peatland (mire) in coastal stream.

Ca. 30 cm, in marsh areas. Stems light green; leaves light green; inflorescences golden-brown to yellow.

Locally common along shore margins. Stems light green and smooth. Inflorescence greenish yellow. Pedicels brown around the bases.

Widespread from thickened root; stems yellow-orange at base; inflorescence bracts white.

In marsh vegetation, seasonally saturated sands of a seasonal drainage line which forms part of the Govuru River catchment.

Sub-dominant in seasonally saturated sands of coastal channelled valley-bottom wetland. Also occurs on patches of peat substrates in wetland.

Sub-dominant on permanently saturated peat substrates, dominated by Trichopteryx dregeana in a coastal perennial channelled valley-bottom wetland.

Seasonally saturated white sands with thin organic horizon, on margins of coastal channelled valley-bottom wetland.

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UJ DNA No. UJ05318

Sedge

Sedge; in water; ca. 50 cm tall; stem triangular, dark green; inflorescence and bracts light brown; common; along the river.

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In seasonally saturated and periodically inundated soils on the margins of the Govuru floodplain.

Frequent on rocky hillside and elsewhere, from tan bulb; outer inflorescence bracts light brown.

Approx. 20 cm tall; leaves and stems dark green; inflorescence brown.

Common on white, hydromorphic sands that are organically enriched, on the margins of a mire (peatland) which forms the source of a coastal stream.

Rare, in moist soil; deep shade, 1.5 m tall; outer inflorescence bracts white.

Occasional near waters edge to 1.5 m; bracts light green to brown; seeds white.

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